2 Nights · 3 Days
Indore / Ujjain
Ujjain Simhastha & Mahakal Darshan
Simhastha snan at Ram Ghat, Mahakaleshwar darshan and Ujjain’s temple circuit.
Price
On request
Temple · Ujjain
Mahakaleshwar & Mahakal Lok
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and the only south-facing one, with the Bhasma Aarti and the new Mahakal Lok corridor.
Mahakaleshwar is Ujjain’s presiding deity. The lingam is swayambhu (self-manifested) and faces south (Dakshinamukhi), which makes it unique among the twelve Jyotirlingas. The pre-dawn Bhasma Aarti is one of the most sought-after rituals in India.
The Mahakal Lok corridor, opened in 2022, links the temple to the Rudrasagar lake with sculptures and murals from Shiva stories, and is especially beautiful when lit at night.
Visiting tips
- Book the Bhasma Aarti only through the temple’s official website or counters.
- Mobile phones and bags may not be allowed inside—use the cloakroom.
Packages that include Mahakaleshwar & Mahakal Lok
2 Nights · 3 Days
3 Nights · 4 Days
Indore
Two Jyotirlinga Yatra: Ujjain & Omkareshwar
Simhastha snan and Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain, then the island Jyotirlinga of Omkareshwar on the Narmada.
Price
On request
3 Nights · 4 Days
Indore / Ujjain
Simhastha Camp Experience
Live in a luxury camp in the mela, attend satsangs and akhara camps, and bathe on a snan day of your choice.
Price
On request
More places in Ujjain
Ghat
Ram Ghat
About 1.5 km from Mahakaleshwar
Ujjain’s oldest and most important ghat on the Shipra and the main Simhastha bathing site.
Temple
Kal Bhairav Temple
About 5 km from Mahakaleshwar
Temple of Ujjain’s guardian deity, famous for the tradition of offering liquor to Lord Kal Bhairav.
Temple
Harsiddhi Mata Temple
Near Mahakaleshwar
A Shakti Peetha near Mahakal, known for its two towering lamp pillars lit at the evening aarti.
Day trip
Omkareshwar
About 140 km from Ujjain
The island Jyotirlinga on the Narmada, on Mandhata island, which is said to be shaped like the sacred Om.
Heritage
Sandipani Ashram
About 4 km from Mahakaleshwar
The ashram of Guru Sandipani, where Lord Krishna, Balarama and Sudama are believed to have studied.
Heritage
Vedh Shala (Jantar Mantar)
About 2 km from Ram Ghat
Eighteenth-century observatory built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the city once regarded as India’s astronomical prime meridian.
Day trip
Maheshwar
Roughly 140 km from Ujjain
Ahilyabai Holkar’s riverside capital on the Narmada, with a fort, temple-lined ghats and handloom Maheshwari sarees.
Day trip
Mandu
Roughly 150 km from Ujjain
A ruined hilltop fortress city of palaces and lakes—Jahaz Mahal, Hindola Mahal and the story of Baz Bahadur and Rani Roopmati.